Hand-stamp.



' v H. s. FOLGEH & J. c. JULIEN.

HAND STAMP. APPLICATION FELED JULY 27, 1916.

Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

HARRY S. FOLGER AND JOSEPH C. JULIEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS,BY

DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO B. D. SWISHER MANUFACTURING COM- PANY,OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

HAND-STAMP.

menace.

Specification of Letters iatent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, HARRY S. FOLGER and JOSEPH C. J ULIEN, citizens ofthe United States of America, and residents of Chicago, county of Cook,and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Hand-Stamps, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to hand stamps and has for its object theprovision of a shield which is readily attached to the stamp andsecurely held in place.

Figure 1 is at side elevation of a dating stamp having the shieldsecured in position;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the dater with the shield in centrallongitudinal section; and

Fig. i is an enlarged perspective view of the shield detached.

The dater consists of a frame 10, bands 11, adjusting wheels 12, ahandle 13 held in place by a screw 14 secured to the frame, and otherparts well known. These parts, including those just mentioned in detail,

are the same as those in ordinary daters' with the exception that thelower ends of the frame 10 are provided with lugs 15.

The shield or guard 16 is a U-shaped piece having slots 17, notches 18,and a hole 19 through which passes the screw 1 The slots 17 and notches18 are to receive the wheels 12, which project through so that the bands11 may be manually adjusted when the shield is in place.

To attach the shield, the handle 13 is removed and the shield slippedinto place by passing the screw 14 through the hole 19, and thenslipping the lower ends 20 of the shield under the lugs 15. The handle13 is then returned to place where it acts as a nut to hold the shieldin place by clamping it to the frame.

That we claim is:

1. The combination with a hand stamp having a frame, a screw securedthereto, and a handle held in place by the screw, of a U-shaped guardextending over the top of the frame and having a hole therein to receivesaid screw, said guard being clamped to said frame by said handle actingas anut.

2. The combination with a hand stamp having a frame provided with lugs,and a handle, of a guard consisting of a single piece of metal clampedto the frame by the handle and having its ends held in place by saidlugs.

HARRY S. FOLGER. JOSEPH C. JULIEN.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patentt, Washington, 1?. (2.

Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

